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Excelling in the JAPAC Medical Information Landscape: Key Considerations and Insights

As a rapidly expanding market, the Japan and Asia-Pacific (JAPAC) region presents a unique and complex landscape for those who are looking to establish a medical information (MI) function. Having a robust and compliant MI function is crucial to the success of the product lifecycle and demonstrates...

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How to Leverage EMA’s ATMP Classification

Advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) have emerged as ground-breaking therapies for rare diseases and other conditions with unmet clinical needs. As of 2022, sixteen ATMPs have been approved by...

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Providing Regulatory Submissions in Alternate Electronic Format Guidance for Industry

Final Guidance June 2022 This guidance provides recommendations on an alternate electronic format for submissions covered under an exemption from or a waiver of the requirements of section 745A(a) of...

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The 5 Phases of Project Management + Pro Tips for Success

Guilty as charged! I used to think a project manager’s (PM) sole job was to remind everyone about deadlines and set up status meetings. I learned firsthand while working at a medical device start-up,...

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How to Interpret FDA’s Final Guidance - “Assessing the Effects of Food on Drugs in INDs and NDAs - Clinical Pharmacology Considerations”

On June 23, 2022, The FDA issued the final version of its Guidance for Industry titled “Assessing the Effects of Food on Drugs in INDs and NDAs - Clinical Pharmacology Considerations”. The most...

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Industry, Considerations for Rescinding Breakthrough Therapy Designation

Draft Guidance June 24, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a draft guidance for industry titled Considerations for Rescinding Breakthrough Therapy Designation. This draft guidance...

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EMA Procedural guidance for variant strain(s) update to vaccines intended for protection against Human coronavirus

8 June 2022 EMA/175959/2021 Rev.2 Human Medicines Division Regulatory and procedural requirements Introduction In order to ensure the continued effectiveness of authorised COVID-19 vaccines, it may...

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Meet the Expert: Jennifer Daudelin

Our “Meet the Expert” series introduces you to our team of experts around the world. This “behind the curtain” view will help you get to know who we are on a professional and personal level, and...

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FDA revises 2013 guidance for Non-Penicillin Beta-Lactam Drugs

Draft Guidance June 2022 FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance titled, "Non-Penicillin Beta-Lactam Drugs: A CGMP Framework for Preventing Cross-Contamination." This guidance revises...

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EMA Checklist for annual updates for parallel distribution - Draft Guidance

22/06/2022 EMA/405782/2020 Rev. 3 Human Medicines Division The European Medicines Agency (hereinafter 'the Agency') asks its applicants to use this checklist in advance of submission of an annual...

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Understanding Statistical Intervals: Part 2 - Prediction Intervals

Part 1 of this series discussed confidence intervals. Confidence intervals are the best known of the statistical intervals but they only bound regions associated with population parameters; i.e., the...

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FDA’s Expedited Programs Explained

In order to incentivize the development of therapies (drugs biologics) to fill unmet medical needs for treatment of serious conditions, the FDA has developed various programs to expedite drug...

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A Guide to the Clinical Study Report

What is a Clinical Study Report? A Clinical Study Report (CSR) is a document that describes the methods and results of a clinical study or trial, along with a short discussion of key findings related...

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Medical Information

What are Patient Support Programs?

Patient Support Programs (PSPs) in the pharmaceutical sector represent an array of aimed at supporting patients in initiating therapy and maintaining adherence. PSPs, also known as Patient Assistance...

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How Important is Biostatistics?

The link between statistical methods and healthcare is not a new one, but the volume of available data to inform healthcare decisions and the use of data science in the medical industry has exploded...

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Regulatory Sciences

Formal FDA Meetings for Sponsors or Applications of PDUFA Products

This article has been updated since its original February 28, 2017 publication. Since the introduction of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VII for fiscal years 2023 - 2027, the FDA...

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